by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 21, 2020 | Events, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Michael Chatman on September 21, 2020 On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Cape Coral Community Foundation will host the 4th annual ENPY Awards – Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Yearly awards ceremony. Too often the ones doing the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 19, 2020 | Press
Lake O Releases to Caloosahatchee Expected soon due to Water Level Originally published by WINK News on Septtember 18, 2020 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is worried about how quickly the level of Lake Okeechobee is rising, and a way to fix that is to release the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 16, 2020 | Events, Featured
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the designation of the Estero Bay tributaries as Outstanding Florida Waters. To commemorate the occasion, Calusa Waterkeeper will present “Saving Estero Bay,” an online benefit to restore Estero Bay’s tributaries. The evening...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 14, 2020 | Press
Originally published in Water and Wastes Digest by Cristina Tuser on September 14, 2020 Fort Myers, Florida officials are countering claims that bacteria is flowing from the Billy’s Creek watershed to the nearby Caloosahatchee River. The city public works...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 12, 2020 | Featured, Press
Expert Sends Cape Coral Water Sample to be Tested for Blue-Green Algae Originally published by WINK News on Septtember 11, 2020 Neighbors who live nearby the Shaughnessey canal in Cape Coral are concerned now that it might have fallen victim to a blue-green algae...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 10, 2020 | Press
Originally published in WGCU Media on September 10, 2020 Back in 2018 this part of the state suffered two serious harmful algal blooms at the same time. The red tide bloom offshore met the blue-green algae bloom which stretched from the Caloosahatchee River estuary...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 10, 2020 | Featured
Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 18 This week, John Cassani addresses the ongoing cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in Lake Okeechobee and separate build-ups of nutrients causing Microcystis and Phormidium blooms in Cape Coral freshwater canals. Stay tuned, as we...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 9, 2020 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on September 9, 2020 Water pollution from two downtown Fort Myers construction sites has halted work for the third time in as many months. A heavy rainstorm Monday sent sheets of silty water into the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 9, 2020 | Featured, Press
Fort Myers Construction Sites Under Investigation Originally published by FOX4 News on Septtember 8, 2020 Two construction sites in downtown Fort Myers are facing scrutiny from the state Department of Environmental Protection and local leaders, after photos and...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 8, 2020 | Bacteria Monitoring, Press
Calusa Waterkeeper and City of Fort Myers find Differing Fecal Bacteria Data Originally published by WINK News on Septtember 8, 2020 Efforts to clean up Billy’s Creek are getting a boost. The City of Fort Myers and Calusa Waterkeeper are working together...
